"Video Games Waste Your Life!" -Parents

"For Sweden" (rallybeetle) 12/13/2018 at 12:26 • Filed to: Planelopnik, Video Games, Flight Simulator

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“Play video games or lose your job!” -governments

ttyymmnn > For Sweden 12/13/2018 at 12:32

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In all seriousness, I had a long talk with a USAF F-35 pilot, and he said that with all the integrated computery stuff that is going into these modern fighters, they are looking for people with gaming and mental multitasking skills. 

Chariotoflove > For Sweden 12/13/2018 at 12:34

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When PS4 is lyfe. 

For Sweden > ttyymmnn 12/13/2018 at 12:36

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nerds

Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom > For Sweden 12/13/2018 at 12:47

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I got to fly a CRJ Level D sim during an interview with Atlantic Southeast Airlines back in 2005. Cool experience, and I managed to land it without bending anything. Didn’t get the job though; just as well seeing as 1st year salary for F/O new hires was under $25k then.

For Sweden > Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom 12/13/2018 at 12:47

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Ah, back in the bad old days

ttyymmnn > For Sweden 12/13/2018 at 12:49

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So much for all seriousness, I guess.

DipodomysDeserti > ttyymmnn 12/13/2018 at 12:55

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Those aren’t the only reasons why the military wants soldiers raised on video games.

Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom > For Sweden 12/13/2018 at 12:56

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Yep. The current shortage has boosted new hire pay to 50-60k after all bonuses. It ain’t Rockefeller money but at least it’s not poverty wages anymore. And a hell of a lot more in line with flying a jet with 50-70 pax on board.

Grindintosecond > ttyymmnn 12/13/2018 at 14:33

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Flew regionals with a National Guard drone guy a few times. Said they won’t touch pilots when it comes to drones. Too much pre conceived opinions going in when actual flying is so much on the way out of drones. Back to level D-isms, they really are getting good with  the electronic rams and actual stall testing data. So now stalls are accurately represented in some sims.

ttyymmnn > Grindintosecond 12/13/2018 at 14:40

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Check out the Airmen using the system.

Jay, the practical enthusiast > For Sweden 12/13/2018 at 16:13

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The first time I flew my flight instructor asked if I had flown before or if I was a gamer. He said gamers have better hand - eye coordination and seem to learn to fly faster.

Grindintosecond > ttyymmnn 12/13/2018 at 23:56

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I’ll pay attention when charged pink explosive plasma ball s fire out of cannons. What is hilarious is the joystick theyre using at 1:30....I have that exact one. I wonder what they paid for it.

ttyymmnn > Grindintosecond 12/14/2018 at 00:17

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I have that exact one. I wonder what they paid for it.

Probably about $20,000. The thing is, I watched that scene, with the 20-year-old Airmen, and realized that my sons are training to do exactly that job. They just don’t know it.